Lauren makes two attempts to convince Steven to tell Ian and Jane about his "illness", but he refuses to do so. However, he does have another shock for Lauren by revealing that he wants to adopt Louie.
Elsewhere, Phil is finally back home on the Square, but why has he returned now?
Meanwhile, Carmel receives divorce papers from Umar. Later on, Max urges Carmel to keep their relationship a secret.
Later in the week, after a romantic evening together, Max and Carmel go off to a hotel room together and one thing leads to another between them.
Also, Shirley gets upset when she overhears Mick and Fi discussing her future at The Vic, so she tells her son that she quits and Dot's stubborn side re-emerges when she refuses to accept Sonia's help over discrepancies with her bills.
